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[PyeongChang 2018] Even money can’t buy sunglasses modeled after Olympic rings
Sunglasses in the shape of the Olympic rings, which have gained mounting interest online, are available for free, but you will have to be quick.The iconic sunglasses in the shape of the Olympic rings are being handed out at the Medals Plaza within the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. They will be given out randomly during the Olympic Games period, but it’s first come, first served. The sunglasses are not sold at official goods stores of the PyeongChang Olympics. This has led them to “sell out” within
More SportsFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic Plaza in PyeongChang packs a bundle of fun
Days have passed since the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza hosted the opening ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, but it hardly means that the place is now not worth a visit. The plaza encompassing the Olympic Stadium, where the closing ceremony will be held on Feb. 25, is jammed-packed with the crowd checking out the various programs its exhibition halls have to offer.Upon entering gate six, you can see the flags of participating nations hanging on poles. On your right there is the Medal
Olympic GamesFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] 5 temple stay programs offer exclusive experience for visitors to PyeongChang
The Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation’s head monk Won-kyung selected five temples in the greater Gangwon Province area where foreign visitors can join special temple stay programs during the Winter Games: Naksansa, Baekdamsa, Samhwasa, Sinheungsa and Woljeongsa Temple. Individuals, who carry tickets to the Olympics and Paralympics, will be able to take advantage of the special temple stay program, receiving an 80 percent discount for a one-night stay including one additional person. Visitors c
CultureFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Father says 'American dream' after daughter's gold in halfpipe
PYEONGCHANG -- Kim Jong-jin, father of new Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim, said Tuesday it was a dream come true when his daughter claimed the gold medal in the women's halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.It was an American dream."I've dreamed about this," said Kim, speaking after his daughter's gold medal run. "My dream came true. American dream."Kim immigrated to the United States in 1982. His support and devotion to Chloe were so famous that it was even made into a television
More SportsFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Women's halfpipe champion says family drives her run
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- US snowboarder Chloe Kim said Tuesday it was her family that drove her magnificent gold medal run at the PyeongChang Olympics.Kim, born to South Korean immigrants in the United States, won the women's halfpipe with a score of 98.25 points at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. She became the youngest American woman to win gold in a snowboard event."I think today I really did it for my family and everything they've done for me," Ki
More SportsFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Seoul to review plan to bankroll NK Olympic participation
South Korea will this week review a motion to bankroll North Korea's ongoing participation in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the unification ministry said Tuesday.The South and North Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Council will convene on Wednesday morning to deliberate on the motion to pay about 2.9 billion won ($2.7 million) worth of Olympic bills for Pyongyang, the ministry said. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will chair the council meeting. (Yonhap)If it is approved, the
North KoreaFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan gaining confidence
GANGNEUNG -- Korean figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan said Tuesday he is gaining balance in skating and getting more confident in competing at his first Olympics in PyeongChang."I'm still on the way to recovering from the flu. Still, there is a long way to go," the 16-year old said after a 40-minute training session at the main rink of the Gangneung Ice Arena. "But I'm getting better and better. I'm working very hard." Korea`s figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan skates in a practice session at the G
More SportsFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey team eliminated in preliminary round after 2nd straight loss
GANGNEUNG -- The joint Korean women's hockey team was eliminated in the preliminary round at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday, following its 8-0 loss to Sweden.Korea suffered its second straight loss in Group B play, at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, site of all ice events during the Olympics, two days after falling to Switzerland 8-0. The shots were 50-19 for Sweden.Korea needed to finish in the top two in Group B to reach the knockout stage. And with the two losses, it won't get
More SportsFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea slumps to another 8-0 hockey defeat but supporters’ spirits stay high
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The unified Korean team lost to Sweden 8-0 in their second women’s hockey preliminary, but despite the crushing defeat, the crowd was kept on the edge of their seats throughout the match.Some very near misses and jostling near the Swedish team's post sent the Korean crowd on a rollercoaster ride from ear-splitting exclamations to collective groans.Shouts of “Himnaera (hang in there)” echoed the Kwandong Hockey Centre, to support and encourage both South and North K
Olympic GamesFeb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK IOC member says he was touched by joint march of two Koreas' athletes
Chang Ung, the lone North Korean member of the International Olympics Committee (IOC), said Monday that he was touched by the scene of South and North Korean athletes' joint march during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics last week. Speaking at a sports diplomacy photo exhibition in Gangneung, a sub-host city of the Feb. 9-25 games, he also touted the two Koreas' joint women's hockey team as carrying a significant meaning. "I felt exactly the same way you, journalists, have fel
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Switzerland beats Japan for 2nd straight win in women's hockey
Switzerland defeated Japan 3-1 for its second straight win in the women's hockey tournament at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics here on Monday. Forward Sara Benz scored twice in the second period, and Alina Muller added another in the third at Kwandong Hockey Centre, as Switzerland moved to the top of Group B with six points. The Swiss beat the joint Korean team 8-0 on Saturday.Japan has now lost two straight games, having fallen to Sweden 2-1 on Saturday. Japan will next face Korea at 4:40 p.m
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] 3 N. Koreans dress for joint hockey team's 2nd game
Three North Koreans, including one new face, dressed for the joint Korean female hockey team's second game, against Sweden at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, on Monday. At least three out of 22 players in the lineup for each game must be from North Korea, as per terms set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the combined team last month. And head coach Sarah Murray went with forwards Kim Un-hyang and Ryo Song-hui and defenseman Hwang Chung-gum. Ryo is making her Olympic debut, r
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympics chief to visit North Korea
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Monday dismissed concerns that North Korea has tried to “hijack” the Winter Games for political purposes, as officials revealed he will visit the isolated country after the tournament in South Korea.Bach said he regarded North Korea’s participation purely in sporting terms despite the rapid round of diplomacy between the two Koreas during the opening days of the Games.“This is about sport and this the IOC made very clear,” Bach told
North KoreaFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Homestaying at local’s house an option at Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The city of PyeongChang is operating homestay services for foreign visitors to the PyeongChang Olympics, in a bid to help supply more housing options for avid Olympic-goers.The homestay hosts are limited to 60 in total, including 21 in Bongpyeong, 13 in Jinbu, six in Yongpyeong and four in Daegwallyeong. As of Monday, 18 houses had been requested to host homestayers.The homestay program runs until March 31, encompassing the Olympics and Paralympics period. (Home
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Will unified Korea in PyeongChang herald a new phase for the inter-Korean relations?
Hours before the opening ceremony of PyeongChang Winter Games last Friday, President Moon Jae-in, at the dinner reception, expressed his hopes that the Olympics will play a part in bringing peace to the ever-turbulent Korean Peninsula.“You will all witness fair and beautiful competition, and be at the center of peace on the Korean Peninsula,” he said at the ice-breaking ceremony to the guests, which included IOC chief Thomas Bach, North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Young-nam and Secretary-G
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Opening ceremony dancers ‘surprised’ by global attention
WONJU, Gangwon Province -- From the unified march of warring South and North Korean athletes to the spectacular displays of K-pop music, the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics provided some of its most stunning moments during the opening ceremony on Feb. 9. (Shot by Park Hyun-koo / Edited by Park Ju-young)But one group in particular has received the lion’s share of attention from home and abroad: pink-suited volunteer dancers.In a tightly choreographed performance under their pink ski pants and So
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] ‘Determined’ Canadian figure skaters clinch Canada’s first gold medal
Canada has won its first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Monday with sterling performances from its figure skaters. At Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, one of two hosting cities of the PyeongChang Games, the Canadians won the figure skating team event, finishing with a combined score of 73.Patrick Chan won the men’s free skating segment with a score of 189.75, which was followed by Gabrielle Daleman, who secured a team victory with her third-place finish on
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Snowboard sensation Chloe Kim makes dominant Winter Games debut
US snowboard sensation Chloe Kim made a dominant Winter Games debut in her parents' land as she reached the finals in the women's halfpipe as the top qualifier.Born to Korean immigrants in the United States, Kim scored 95.50 points in her second qualifying run and claimed the top position among 24 halfpipe competitors at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul. She had 91.50 in her first qualifying run. She was the only rider who scored m
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Father of top US snowboarder says watching his daughter's debut was nerve-wracking
PYEONGCHANG -- Even though his daughter is considered the top freestyle snowboarder in the world, Kim Jong-jin, father of US athlete Chloe Kim, said Monday that watching his daughter's performance at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was nerve-wracking.Kim Jong-jin was with his wife, two other daughters and Chloe's aunt at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, to see Chloe's Winter Olympics debut in the women's half-pipe event."At first, I didn't really think about t
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Foreigners enjoy coffee festival in Gangneung
Gangneung, the sub-host city of the PyeongChang Winter Games, is facing an unforeseen boom in its local coffee scene.This year, Gangneung’s annual coffee festival takes place during the Winter Olympic Games, from Feb. 9 to Feb. 25 under the name, “2018 Gangneung World Winter Coffee Festival: JazzPresso.”On the first weekend after the Olympic Games kicked off, many foreign visitors could be seen at Anmok Beach, which is known for having cafes line the beach. Visitors to Gangneung spend time on Gy
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018